, which was introduced by President Joe Biden during his first day in office. The act would create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented individuals, among other things. Peter Bakken, executive director of Mountain Dreamers, said the move was a win for the local Hispanic and Spanish-speaking community. “We asked the county commissioners if they’d be willing to go on record and speak up in support of the immigrant community … very deliberately in support of a path of legal status in citizenship for members of our immigrant community who have been working so hard here for a number of years and really are the foundation of our workforce of our tourist economy,” Bakken said.